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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1866-1934
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BIZZIE, BIS(S)I, Baessy, n.1 [′bɪzi, ′bɪsi, ′besi]
1. Bedding for cattle (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.). Cf. Buss, n.4Sh. 1899 J. Spence Sh. Folk-Lore 145:
The cow is resting on the bizzie, unable to rise or eat.Sh.7 1934:
Wir sholmit [white-headed] coo is surely no very weel, sho's lyin' pechin i' da bizzie.Ork. 1887 Jam.6:
Bizzie. Bedding for a cow.
2. (See quot.)Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Bisi, bissi . . . in transferred sense of: (a) poor, damp bed, and (b) heap; mass; dunghill.
Comb.: bis(s)ifla, baessy-flaas. (See quots.)Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.:
Baessy-flaas, litter for cattle, composed of heather and dry earth.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Bis(s)ifla, one of the layers composing the cow's bis(s)i or litter in the stall.
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